SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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A "Hot Take" on Personalized mRNA Medicines
mRNA’s small-scale and cell-free production are often-touted benefits in the personalized medicines sphere. But as I reviewed my notes from the BioPhorum ATMP member event, I found myself coming face to face with a difficult truth.
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FDA Sets Recommendations For Predicting Dangerous Nitrosamine Impurities
The FDA recently published a final guidance that sets a recommended framework for predicting the potential of nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities.
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The RNA Therapeutics Supply Chain: A Platform of Relationships
Conversations digging into RNA-specific sourcing considerations have been few and far between. Enter Sanofi's Greg Troiano. Together, we delved into the nuances, challenges, and opportunities for growth that currently exist within the mRNA drug substance and drug product (i.e., mRNA-LNP) raw material sourcing worlds.
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Plasmid Production: 3 Key Takeaways For mRNA Manufacturing
Following my latest Live panel on analytical and manufacturing technology innovations for mRNA production, I wanted to provide a few high-level takeaways I gleaned from our discussion on the overlooked darling of the mRNA space: The plasmid.
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ARW's ATMP Manufacturing Must-Reads (2024 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS EDITION!)
Day-in and day-out, I write, read, listen to, and watch as much content as I can about CGT and RNA therapy manufacturing, in particular, and/or other ATMP industry-related topics that you should at least be aware of in the manufacturing facility. Once a month, I compile the articles and industry updates I think are most worthy of your time into an unconventional newsletter format (below) and send them out via email.
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Addressing Challenges In Serialization For Complex Therapeutics
The magnitude of serialization, especially for firms with extensive portfolios and intricate supply chains, poses serious challenges. This discussion offers solutions.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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This review suggests technical remedial options for the production of pDNA and focuses on mRNA synthesis, purification, and encapsulation.
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We aim to highlight that commercially available LNP reagent mix, GenVoy-ILM, is an accessible and easy-to-use LNP formulation that allows for rapid preclinical development of RNA vaccines.
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Explore the past, present, and future of supply chain security, ways the biopharma industry can secure supply chains and minimize risks, and more.
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Treating cryopreservation as a validated, controlled input improves consistency, quality, and patient outcomes by reducing variability across cell therapy manufacturing, storage, and distribution.
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Costs of poor quality (COPQ) cannot be overstated. Review the statistics that prove how costly it can be to avoid resolving quality issues in your processes and supply chain.
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Protect patient safety and ensure regulatory compliance by implementing sensitive, reliable bacterial endotoxin testing as a critical component of pharmaceutical quality assurance.
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GMP-Source is a more robust, less rigid alternative to full cGMP production that mirrors nearly all of the oversight and quality standards of full cGMP production while relaxing certain commercial standards, helping companies overcome the hurdles that can stall early development.